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Work with me, monthly

Web development, fractional CTO, team training, and technical advising — all delivered through a simple monthly subscription. Pause or cancel anytime.

Starter

Starter

Perfect for ongoing advisory, code reviews, and targeted development work.

$4,995 /month

20 hours/month

  • Free 1-hour intro call
  • Unlimited Slack access
  • Weekly status updates
  • Code reviews & architecture guidance
  • Pause or cancel anytime
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Growth

Growth

Dedicated development time for teams building and shipping fast.

$7,995 /month

40 hours/month

  • Everything in Starter
  • Hands-on feature development
  • Team training & pair programming
  • Technical hiring support
  • Bi-weekly strategy calls
  • Pause or cancel anytime
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Embedded

Embedded

Full-time embedded engineer and fractional CTO for your team.

$19,995 /month

128 hours/month (full time)

  • Everything in Growth
  • Fractional CTO leadership
  • Full sprint participation
  • Infrastructure & DevOps
  • Roadmap planning & technical strategy
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Chris Power

Who am I?

I'm Chris Power — a software engineer, educator, and consultant with over 15 years of experience building production systems and helping developers grow.

  • YouTube Creator of Typecraft — 225,000+ subscribers learning Rails, Linux, and developer tooling
  • Ruby Trusted collaborator with the Ruby on Rails Foundation, producing official educational content
  • Conference speaker and Rails World host — teaching workshops and sessions worldwide
  • 15+ years shipping production systems — high-scale APIs, frontend apps, and distributed systems
  • Experienced team lead and mentor — turning junior developers into confident engineers
  • Husband and father of three — driven by curiosity, craftsmanship, and community

How it works

Three steps. No proposals, no scope documents, no procurement headaches.

Subscribe

Pick a plan and subscribe. No contracts, no long-term commitments. Pause or cancel whenever you need to.

Kick off

We start with a free intro call to understand your goals, codebase, and team. Then I set up your dedicated Slack channel and we hit the ground running.

Ship

I work through your priorities each month — code reviews, feature development, architecture guidance, mentoring — whatever moves the needle most.

Who I work with

Every team is different. Here's how I typically help.

Your AI-built MVP needs a real engineer

You used AI tools to build something that works — and that's impressive. But now you're staring at a codebase with no tests, security holes, and an architecture that won't survive your first 1,000 users. I'll get your product production-ready without starting over.

  • Security audit
  • Test coverage & CI/CD
  • Production hardening

Best fit: Starter plan

The senior developer your team is missing

Your team is smart and eager but making the same mistakes every sprint — inconsistent patterns, no architecture strategy, and PRs that nobody is qualified to meaningfully review. I embed with your team as a fractional senior engineer, turning your juniors into confident mid-levels.

  • Code reviews & mentorship
  • Pair programming
  • Architecture guidance

Best fit: Growth plan

You have the idea — I'll build it right from day one

You know exactly what you want to build but need an experienced engineer to turn that vision into a real, scalable product. I'll architect your application from scratch, ship an MVP you can grow on, and set up the technical foundation so you're never painted into a corner.

  • Architecture & tech stack
  • MVP development
  • Launch-ready infrastructure

Best fit: Growth or Embedded plan

Senior firepower, without the hiring process

You have the team, the processes, and the standards — you just need more senior bandwidth for a critical project or a tight deadline. I plug into your existing workflow, ramp up fast, and ship production code alongside your engineers without the 3-month hiring cycle.

  • Feature development
  • Sprint participation
  • Infrastructure & DevOps

Best fit: Embedded plan

Every plan includes

No matter which plan you choose, you get direct access to me and a commitment to shipping real work.

Unlimited Slack

Direct access to me via a shared Slack channel. Ask questions, share context, get answers — no ticket queue.

Free intro call

Every engagement starts with a free 1-hour call to understand your goals, codebase, and team.

Flexible scope

Web dev, training, architecture, hiring — I go where you need me most. Scope adjusts month to month.

Pause anytime

Life happens. Pause your subscription for a month and pick back up when you're ready. No penalties.

Frequently asked questions

Ready to get started?

Book a free intro call and let's figure out how I can help your team ship better software.